Leave it to a small, conservative Northwestern town like Sandpoint, Idaho to do the right thing when it comes to skateboarding. After 20 years of skateboarding being banned, the City Council last night voted to legalize all “non-motorized transportation” in the downtown core of the city, according to a story in the Bonner County Daily Bee.
Reuter, who introduced the changes, said the amendment reflects activities already happening downtown and will not affect pedestrians. . . “This does not modify the ability for any of these modes to travel on sidewalks,” he said. “Bicycles are still not allowed on sidewalks, skateboards aren’t allowed on sidewalks. Anything that’s not a pedestrian is not allowed on sidewalks.”
If only this would happen more often. . .
[Link: Bonner County Daily Bee]
